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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mount Everest—Chronicle and Reading List.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Messner need to recover after descending from the summit of Mount Everest?
(a) Three days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Ten days.

2. In 1922, when an avalanche hit the climbers on the Chang La face, how many Sherpas were killed?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Seven.

3. What item was NOT packed in Messner's rucksack as he climbed to the upper base camp in the Chomolungma chapter?
(a) A sleeping bag.
(b) A tent.
(c) A camera.
(d) An ice axe.

4. As Messner passed 8000 meters, how many paces was he taking between rest breaks?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirty.

5. What mountain's name means "Ridge above the Meadows"?
(a) Everest.
(b) Tulshing Rimpoche.
(c) Nanga Parbat.
(d) Shisha Pangma.

Short Answer Questions

1. When climbing, how many paces did Messner take between rests according to the Chomolungma chapter?

2. Which member of the British expedition was the last to see the two climbers who were lost on Everest on June 8, 1924?

3. Who were the first group of foreign mountaineers to undertake an expedition in Tibet after the creation of the People's Republic?

4. For the Chinese assault on Mount Everest in 1975, how many Chinese and Tibetans were part of the expedition?

5. According to Messner in the Tibet chapter, how long after landing in the Tsangpo valley did he expect it would take to reach Lhasa by jeep?

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